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i have rights to north america, primarily the great lakes. two things that i'm challenged by -- i'm having a very difficult time raising money. i'm not asking for a handout. all i'm asking is loan me the money; i'll account for it, every dollar, i'll pay it back. secondly -- and i'm willing to risk millions -- 99 percent of my net worth. the second thing is that ge has a patent -- and i believe in patents. i listened to this gentleman back here, and i can truly appreciate what he's going through. but in this instance, ge inherited this patent from enron, and it's created a wall so that they won't let people come in and build turbines in the united states. now, the patent is going to expire very soon. but now they're calling it a royalty but it's really a gate to keep people out. is there any programs -- i've talked to governor strickland, i've talked to sherrod brown, i've talked to lee fisher. this company was identified by the city of akron and donald plusquellic's visionary leadership down in akron. but i want to bring this to the united s
i have rights to north america, primarily the great lakes. two things that i'm challenged by -- i'm having a very difficult time raising money. i'm not asking for a handout. all i'm asking is loan me the money; i'll account for it, every dollar, i'll pay it back. secondly -- and i'm willing to risk millions -- 99 percent of my net worth. the second thing is that ge has a patent -- and i believe in patents. i listened to this gentleman back here, and i can truly appreciate what he's going...
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he was directed to attack that plane headed for america. this is not the first time this group has targeted us. they have bomb humani government facilities and our embassy in 2008, killing one american. i have made it a priority to strengthen our partnership with the yemeni government. even before christmas day, we have seen the results. plots have been disrupted and leaders eliminated. all those involved in the attempted act must know, you, too, will be held to account. it has been nearly a year since i stood on the steps of the u.s. capitol and took the oath of office as your president. with that 0 came the solemn responsibility i carry with me every moment of every day, the responsibility to protect the safety and security of the american people. i also made it very clear on that day, our nation is at war against a far reaching network of violence and hatred. we will do whatever is necessary to protect our country. make no mistake, that is exactly what we have been doing. that is why i refocused the fight of bringing to a responsible in
he was directed to attack that plane headed for america. this is not the first time this group has targeted us. they have bomb humani government facilities and our embassy in 2008, killing one american. i have made it a priority to strengthen our partnership with the yemeni government. even before christmas day, we have seen the results. plots have been disrupted and leaders eliminated. all those involved in the attempted act must know, you, too, will be held to account. it has been nearly a...
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god bless you and god bless america. thank you. .
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i mean, america itself is hope. hope comes from our ability within our bodies to just keep saying, i know i can do it. i know i can do it. it is like the little train that could try to get over the mountain. i think i can. i think i can. i think i can. we have to keep telling ourself that we can never give up hope. we tell cancer patients the minute they give up hope, all of a sudden things start quickening, things move in on them and the disease becomes far more difficult to remove. glenn: have we reached a place, a dangerous place to where -- because, as i spoke to this swom, she said, you know, where is mine? where is mine? i said, you have never -- i remember my mother teaching me life isn't fair. nobody has promised you wealth or anything else, but you are meant to be happy. >> that's right. glenn: it's easy for you, a billionaire, to be -- for people to say, well, it's easy for him to be happy. you're a billionaire. what is the secret here, jon? >> well, i don't know that i can give a secret, but i will say th
i mean, america itself is hope. hope comes from our ability within our bodies to just keep saying, i know i can do it. i know i can do it. it is like the little train that could try to get over the mountain. i think i can. i think i can. i think i can. we have to keep telling ourself that we can never give up hope. we tell cancer patients the minute they give up hope, all of a sudden things start quickening, things move in on them and the disease becomes far more difficult to remove. glenn:...
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when will you be addressing the payment of teachers in america? >> i am trying. not too long ago, we introduced a proposal that would call for a radically different compensation system here in washington d.c. basically, it was very interesting. what we called for was a two- tier system. every teacher would have their choice of which one to go on to. on the red deer, you got about 24% race -- red tier, a 24% base pay. or you could take a 45% raise, and bonus possibilities based on your student achievement level growth. as an example, a first-year teacher in d.c. makes $40,000 a year. we structured this so that that same teacher that decided to go on grain that saw the greatest achievement gains could make up to $78,000 a year. at the most senior levels, then make a base of $68,000 a year. that same teacher that chose green that was seeing significant progress could make up to $131,000 a year. by the seventh year of teaching, you would make a guaranteed base salary of $100,000 a year. this, i thought, when my staff brought it to me, it was brilliant. everybody has
when will you be addressing the payment of teachers in america? >> i am trying. not too long ago, we introduced a proposal that would call for a radically different compensation system here in washington d.c. basically, it was very interesting. what we called for was a two- tier system. every teacher would have their choice of which one to go on to. on the red deer, you got about 24% race -- red tier, a 24% base pay. or you could take a 45% raise, and bonus possibilities based on your...
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then it was transported, oe it was freed up, by ocean linero america. finally weeks ler, en in movie theaters, but by more than 30 millioneople. >> ts is lowell thomas eaking, bringing you the pictures of the murder of e king of yugoslavia and the foreign nister of france. tragedy approacheswiftly now. in that galmultitude lurks a man wi a pistol, bound by a bod oath to kill the kinghe was a croatian terrorist,nd he's ready to strike. he strikes othe running board. 's slashed down by saber strokes. saying bullets hit the crow women fall wounded, hit by the rdom bullets. the police erwhelm him, tramp him. somebody picks uphe instrument of death: that devilish automic pistol. this historical film document w made by the fox movietone cameramen. the frencseized it, releasedt, and seized it again. butow movietone, thanks tthe speed of the s.s. "washington," ienabled to present this, the most histoc fi document of our time. >> thanks to the speed of e ocean line. newsreels were a fact of life for decadesno one would have predicted by th mid-sixties, 10s, they
then it was transported, oe it was freed up, by ocean linero america. finally weeks ler, en in movie theaters, but by more than 30 millioneople. >> ts is lowell thomas eaking, bringing you the pictures of the murder of e king of yugoslavia and the foreign nister of france. tragedy approacheswiftly now. in that galmultitude lurks a man wi a pistol, bound by a bod oath to kill the kinghe was a croatian terrorist,nd he's ready to strike. he strikes othe running board. 's slashed down by...
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poland, the family patriarch who died recently, the longest-owning owner of a major sports franchise in america, changed the nam of this team from the washington bullets to the washington wizards because of the sensitivity of the issue over the gun violence. the family is apparently extremely upset. the police and u.s. attorney's office are conducting an investigation to see whether deceases strict gun control rules were violated. >> after the game, he spoke with reporters saying he used bad judgment taking the guns into the locker room and denies about gambling saying there is a misconception about him and crittendon and he said he would deal with police on monday. >>> next at 11, elton john and eminem teamed up in 2001. they getting together, this time for a series on a personal matter. we have the news edge on. that get ready for cold. >> cold arctic air settling in. we have a wind advisory in effect, until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. i would not be surprised if it's extended. the gusts from 45 to 50 miles an hour and also, windchill advisory in effect for areas to our west and to our north.
poland, the family patriarch who died recently, the longest-owning owner of a major sports franchise in america, changed the nam of this team from the washington bullets to the washington wizards because of the sensitivity of the issue over the gun violence. the family is apparently extremely upset. the police and u.s. attorney's office are conducting an investigation to see whether deceases strict gun control rules were violated. >> after the game, he spoke with reporters saying he used...
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the job of the press, yes, is to sing the praises of america when america does well, but it's also to question authority and to the extent that it gets on the rah, rah band wagon it's not fulfilling its obligation. >> jon: let's talk about 2003, space shuttle columbia breaks apart on reentry, killing everyone aboard and scattering debris across texas and louisiana. and elizabeth smart found in utah, abducted from her bedroom. martha stewart, jail was in her future. and california elected arnold schwarzenegger as governor. and the story of the year, shock and awe as president bush declares war on iraq. jim, your thoughts about that, you know, momentous-- >> again, just to make that list is a reminder how much the media can get lost on stories and frankly aren't that important. elizabeth smart was a tragedy to her father and some americans, but iraq war was more on that and the media picked up on that. >> jon: and the media were accused to giving too much support to the war in iraq when it began. >> it was clear our coverage was gull ab, naive to use cal's words boosterish and here we a
the job of the press, yes, is to sing the praises of america when america does well, but it's also to question authority and to the extent that it gets on the rah, rah band wagon it's not fulfilling its obligation. >> jon: let's talk about 2003, space shuttle columbia breaks apart on reentry, killing everyone aboard and scattering debris across texas and louisiana. and elizabeth smart found in utah, abducted from her bedroom. martha stewart, jail was in her future. and california elected...
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but i don't want america to lose that competition. i don't want the industries that yield the jobs of tomorrow to be built overseas. i don't want the technology that will transform the way we use energy will be invented abroad. i want the united states of america to be what it has always been, and that is a leader, the leader, when it comes to a clean energy future. that's exactly what this will help them do. it will help close the clean energy gap that's grown between america and other nations. through this initiative, we're awarding $2.3 billion in tax credits for american manufactures of clean energy technologies, companies that produce solar panneding and assemble cutting edge batteries. the initiative we're outlining will likely have 17,000 jobs and the roughly $5 billion more than could help create tens of thousands of additional jobs. at the same time, this initiative will give a much needed boost by building new plants or upgrading old ones. we'll take an important step of doubling the amount of renewable power built right her
but i don't want america to lose that competition. i don't want the industries that yield the jobs of tomorrow to be built overseas. i don't want the technology that will transform the way we use energy will be invented abroad. i want the united states of america to be what it has always been, and that is a leader, the leader, when it comes to a clean energy future. that's exactly what this will help them do. it will help close the clean energy gap that's grown between america and other...
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and then i think it really speaks the fact that it can affect every aspect of life here in america or throughout the world. but you're absolutely right. there is that too, depending on what study what you become and 95% some kind of broadband penetration. people can argue to whether or not the speed are fast enough or big enough to accommodate the latest cutting-edge applications, the soft whir, to go through those pipes. 92% of the country is penetrated by cable plants, for instance. that can be upgraded to maybe 100 makes per second merely by adoption of the software. there is a lot more to it and technical issues associated with it. so we could get the country wired up to 100 makes or 92% of the country just through that. we want to see more competition. i think since i've come to the commission that really started to focus on the construction of new delivery platforms, via fiber co. asked for wireless and other technologies as well. and i think where there is the most promise right now is an wireless. wireless broadband is the fastest-growing segment of the broadband market. it's
and then i think it really speaks the fact that it can affect every aspect of life here in america or throughout the world. but you're absolutely right. there is that too, depending on what study what you become and 95% some kind of broadband penetration. people can argue to whether or not the speed are fast enough or big enough to accommodate the latest cutting-edge applications, the soft whir, to go through those pipes. 92% of the country is penetrated by cable plants, for instance. that can...
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he said i'm america's first pacific president. he struck a lot of conciliatory notes when he was china. japan and the united states don't want that story line. they push back a lot on that. they are a little bit skidish about that storyline. that's not one that they want to see out there. chris: that's funny. they wanted to be the country that's part or the world again. >> right? >> absolutely. and there is a difference between the obama policy and the bush policy. they don't want to lose that america should lead the world. we set the agenda. if obama loses that and we saw it late last year when he accepted the noble prize, that fed into the storyline that he doesn't necessarily believe in american exceptionalism. it's more that i want to be president of the world. it's a very effective one. and i don't think -- i think that's a constant in american politic, people want the president to believe in america exceptionalism. chris: what do you think that this president is tilting to the world? >> i'm always amazed by people's warmth t
he said i'm america's first pacific president. he struck a lot of conciliatory notes when he was china. japan and the united states don't want that story line. they push back a lot on that. they are a little bit skidish about that storyline. that's not one that they want to see out there. chris: that's funny. they wanted to be the country that's part or the world again. >> right? >> absolutely. and there is a difference between the obama policy and the bush policy. they don't want...
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in america. so let's hear it for camera and let tearful all. -- so let's hear it for kim and let's hear it for all. [applause] that round of applause goes to all of the scientist in the department of the interior. thank you for recognizing her. we have had many stars in the interior, including all of you who have been working with chris henderson and the directors and the rest of their employees in the implementation of the recovery act. that is a major responsibility. we need to make sure that it is implemented in the right way, based on the directives that we have from president obama and our responsibilities to make sure that we're taking care of the $3 billion that were brought to this department through the recovery act. the people who worked on this effort are many in the department. there people like faye winters in florida. she is the project manager of four recovery projects. like many around the department, she assumed her recovery act responsibilities on top of doing everything else sh
in america. so let's hear it for camera and let tearful all. -- so let's hear it for kim and let's hear it for all. [applause] that round of applause goes to all of the scientist in the department of the interior. thank you for recognizing her. we have had many stars in the interior, including all of you who have been working with chris henderson and the directors and the rest of their employees in the implementation of the recovery act. that is a major responsibility. we need to make sure that...
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it was not a perfect america, but a united america. it was an america ready to take its place in the world, and america ready to service the best example of freedom and liberty. today we proudly carry on president lincoln's legacy. we celebrate his life. we cherish his vision of a strong and free america. happy birthday, mr. president. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, a republican leader of the united states senate, the hon. mitch mcconnell. >> i want to especially thank president obama for being with us today. i like to thank speaker pelosi, leader john boehner, a leader reid, and the bicentennial commission for making this possible. i want to thank my good friend senator jim benning for his work on the commission did the people in my state are proud of the belt -- that that abraham lincoln was born three now -- miles south of kentucky. he was raised in a log cabin with a dirt floor, parents who did not even sign their own name. the life of the 15th president is the greatest proof we have that in america a person's dreams are limit
it was not a perfect america, but a united america. it was an america ready to take its place in the world, and america ready to service the best example of freedom and liberty. today we proudly carry on president lincoln's legacy. we celebrate his life. we cherish his vision of a strong and free america. happy birthday, mr. president. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, a republican leader of the united states senate, the hon. mitch mcconnell. >> i want to especially thank...
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why not if it is worthless, what jonathan hone ig says could happen in america sooner than anyone things, what he says can be done to stop the insanity, that and brenda and bulls and bears set a high bar. >> predictions! predictions! predictions! predictions! >> and our "cashin' in" crew is ready to do one better. a shocking prediction about where the dow will be one year from today down to the decimal point, your money, your life, your show, to stay ahead of the game, "cashin' in," starts right now! >> here come the jobs. the new study showing a third of the nation's employers are planning to hire in the new year. but that is not stopping the but, lawmakers from still pushing a $150 billion jobs bill. do we need it? hello, i'm cheryl ka sony and welcome to "cashin' in," wayne rogers, jonathan hone ig, jonas max ferris and tracy burns and john wakefield and rob stein, of the astor etf mutual fund and john looks like the job market will fix itself, basically, next year, do you need the huge jobs bill then. >> absolutely not. businesses create jobs, not government. look at what the adminis
why not if it is worthless, what jonathan hone ig says could happen in america sooner than anyone things, what he says can be done to stop the insanity, that and brenda and bulls and bears set a high bar. >> predictions! predictions! predictions! predictions! >> and our "cashin' in" crew is ready to do one better. a shocking prediction about where the dow will be one year from today down to the decimal point, your money, your life, your show, to stay ahead of the game,...
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i want to the make sure we don't forget about satellite because there are parts of america that just get nothing else but that. and it has limitations, satellite technology does, but we need to look at what we can do to make that better for consumers who are, have that as their only option as well. >> host: your comments actually echo some comments made by the white house and the obama administration yesterday in comments filed to the fcc through the department of justice as well as from the ntia in a letter where the administration basically said that there is more need for competition, and you're talking about competition. i would love to hear you talk a little bit more as what you see as the competitive landscape today if there's not enough, and your thoughts on wireless. you mentioned something that was very much stressed by the administration yesterday and how the commission should consider the fact that the biggest wireless players are also the biggest distributer of fixed wire internet access, at&t and verizon. >> guest: well, you can't have enough competition. at some point m
i want to the make sure we don't forget about satellite because there are parts of america that just get nothing else but that. and it has limitations, satellite technology does, but we need to look at what we can do to make that better for consumers who are, have that as their only option as well. >> host: your comments actually echo some comments made by the white house and the obama administration yesterday in comments filed to the fcc through the department of justice as well as from...
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it is the worked that america is so in tune with. it reflects so clearly our own values, our spirit of cooperation. trucksville noticed it years ago. we work all the time to help others as well as ourselves. we have an opportunity in the 21st century to not only do it but to do it better than it has ever been done before. the opportunity to live up to his or her god-given potential, and to help create a world that is more equitable, democratic, prosperous, and peaceful. we can succeed, and when we do, our children and grandchildren will tell the story that american know-how, american pop -- american dollars, american caring, and american values helped meet the challenges of the 21st century. thank you all very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> madame secretary, that was an extraordinary speech in its ambition and its reach, and i salute you and your colleagues for the many thoughtful ideas. the secretary has agreed to take a limited num
it is the worked that america is so in tune with. it reflects so clearly our own values, our spirit of cooperation. trucksville noticed it years ago. we work all the time to help others as well as ourselves. we have an opportunity in the 21st century to not only do it but to do it better than it has ever been done before. the opportunity to live up to his or her god-given potential, and to help create a world that is more equitable, democratic, prosperous, and peaceful. we can succeed, and when...
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to be more specific comment every year the farmers of america sell the breweries more than 1 billion pounds of farm products worth $250 million. from these fine gold and green, the breweries produce over a billion gallons of immaculately pure beer and ale in barrels, camp, and bottles. to suit every taste and personal preference here it taxes on beer and ale provides $850 million figure to state and federal governments. this is in addition to the property and income taxes paid by the brewers, dear distributors, retailers, and their respective employees. the brewing industry is proud of its contributions to america and find malt beverages, employment, from material purchases, byproduct vomit and taxes. the beer promotion film you just saw was created in 1952 for the united states brewers foundation. the entire film is part of the praline are archived and can be watched online at archive.org. you can learn more about said to's book at prohibition hangover.com. >> now my move back to iran coincided with the change in my own life. and as you might suspect, given the title of my book i me
to be more specific comment every year the farmers of america sell the breweries more than 1 billion pounds of farm products worth $250 million. from these fine gold and green, the breweries produce over a billion gallons of immaculately pure beer and ale in barrels, camp, and bottles. to suit every taste and personal preference here it taxes on beer and ale provides $850 million figure to state and federal governments. this is in addition to the property and income taxes paid by the brewers,...
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but look, that's america. the truth is more is available to more people than ever before and anyone who doesn't see that added opportunities, comforts, life expectancy, educational opportunities that we have that would have been undreamed of for our parents and grandparents. anyone who doesn't see that is deliberately blind and deaf and limited and embittered. my grandfather was a barrel maker, came from ukraine in 1910. he never stayed in a hotel in his life. why would he? that would be rare for americans. one mother figure i have in my book, people are not going to believe it but it's an offical labor department figure and you know they wouldn't like. labor department in the united states, a typical american family today spends more eating out and dinners, fast-food restaurants or luxurious restaurants, different kind of restaurants than the family spends on health care. and we spent too much on health care. all right. the idea that capitalism is dead and agree to the reasons why capitalism is not dead and i
but look, that's america. the truth is more is available to more people than ever before and anyone who doesn't see that added opportunities, comforts, life expectancy, educational opportunities that we have that would have been undreamed of for our parents and grandparents. anyone who doesn't see that is deliberately blind and deaf and limited and embittered. my grandfather was a barrel maker, came from ukraine in 1910. he never stayed in a hotel in his life. why would he? that would be rare...
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if you look on the left, that is the new world, south america and north america above is is the first map to show north america and south merriman unambiguously surrounded by water, not as an undefined place not identified at all. because, it shows north and south america surrounded by water it is the first map to suggest the existence of the pacific ocean and this is something of a mystery because europeans aren't supposed to have known about the pacific ocean until 1513 when balboa caught sight of it from the mountain. and it is not something i dwell on on the book because i felt the mystery is more fun to leave as a mystery than try to resolve. but it is a great part of the story and not the only part of the story. there is more that is very very, significant about the map. look at africa, this is one of the first printed maps to show the full coastlines of africa. africa and -- had only been circumnavigated in 1497 by the portuguese and the frame at the bottom of the map is broken and it would have been easy to push the frame down a little bit. i think the point is clear, it is a
if you look on the left, that is the new world, south america and north america above is is the first map to show north america and south merriman unambiguously surrounded by water, not as an undefined place not identified at all. because, it shows north and south america surrounded by water it is the first map to suggest the existence of the pacific ocean and this is something of a mystery because europeans aren't supposed to have known about the pacific ocean until 1513 when balboa caught...
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the august town hall meetings masquerading as the real america, when they were taken over by a minority of a minority, yelling and shouting a ab centis. >> and they were racist? >> oh, come on. that is absurd. >> monica. >> that was his best political theater, worst political theater? what political theater? i lost my train of thought. >> this was, yes, this was when the white house passed out those white lab coats to the doctors to use them as props to suggest that all doctors support obama care, when 80% oppose it. >> the whole story was exposed. the white house was passing out the white coats. mort. >> governor patterson sending caroline kennedy out to replace hillary clinton. is this what you call political hokey pokey and he puts his left foot in his mouth and his right foot in his mouth and he turns around. >> harry reid say opponents were like slave holders. okay, worst political scandal. >> i think it's that crowd of so-called scientists and hoaxers in england, who really put out all this false nonsense of global warming and sensors honest scientists bringing the truth, eleanor.
the august town hall meetings masquerading as the real america, when they were taken over by a minority of a minority, yelling and shouting a ab centis. >> and they were racist? >> oh, come on. that is absurd. >> monica. >> that was his best political theater, worst political theater? what political theater? i lost my train of thought. >> this was, yes, this was when the white house passed out those white lab coats to the doctors to use them as props to suggest...
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the victory that all america has seen tonight started right here with all of you. all of you. yes. let me tell you, when i first got the feeling something big was happening in this campaign was when i was driving along on a road out in central massachusetts, in my truck, yes. and it has over 201,000 now. and i knew things were really starting to click when i saw a hand-made scott brown yard sign that i actually hadn't put there myself. [laughing] [cheers and applause] this little campaign of ours was destined for great things. the message went far beyond the sign that was there placed in the snow. it all started with me, my truck, and a very few awment of dedicated -- amount of dedicated volunteers. however it ended with an air force one making an emergency run to logan. [cheers and applause] and i didn't mind when the president came here and criticized me and talked about, you know, some of the things that he disagreed with me on. but let me tell you, when he started to criticize my truck, that's where i draw the line. throughout this race we had the machine scared and scrambling.
the victory that all america has seen tonight started right here with all of you. all of you. yes. let me tell you, when i first got the feeling something big was happening in this campaign was when i was driving along on a road out in central massachusetts, in my truck, yes. and it has over 201,000 now. and i knew things were really starting to click when i saw a hand-made scott brown yard sign that i actually hadn't put there myself. [laughing] [cheers and applause] this little campaign of...
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that people are saying there is too much disparity in america between the wealthy and the middle class? >> i think they -- they want -- they want -- american people want to know who is on their side. who is on their side in educating their kids. who is on their side in health care. who is on their side in jobs. who is on their side in terms of the environment. that is the opportunity given the democrats. that's the opportunity given to them. you said "are@ they there yet?" that's the opportunity. we ought to be there and we ought to have them there and i believe we'll have a candidate, hopefully that will get us there. >> charlie: you're not going to tell me who that is. let me just close with this. trent lott has this thing on your wall in which he said, "now back in power," as in number two man in the senate in which he said, "if they only knew." what did he mean? >> well, it's that there are people here -- trent lott, number of very fine republicans, colleagues as well that really want to make the institution work and find ways to try to work together -- i've tried that in the unite
that people are saying there is too much disparity in america between the wealthy and the middle class? >> i think they -- they want -- they want -- american people want to know who is on their side. who is on their side in educating their kids. who is on their side in health care. who is on their side in jobs. who is on their side in terms of the environment. that is the opportunity given the democrats. that's the opportunity given to them. you said "are@ they there yet?"...
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long as there is one black child who understands and is taught about the life of king, we will make america right in spite of itself. >> i have a theory that what we write about chooses you more than you choose him -- just like -- i feel that it's choseen. his locale. his people. it's in his blood. >> charlie: it's in my blood too. that's exactly where i'm from. i know the character. >> i'm sure you do. i'sure you do. >> charlie: the drunks and the sober ones both. >> that's right. >> charlie: lauren county. >> and i have never had any choice about it. i just -- instinctively, this is what my imagination goes towards. for good or bad, that's where i am. >> charlie: is being a writer the same thing? it chooses you? >> in my case, it certainly is. it certainly -- i was chosen, in a way, yeah. i didn't have any conscious -- i wanted to be an actor so bad, i can't tell you, and then one day, it just -- the gears began to shift. >> charlie: and you wanted to be a playwright? >> i wanted to be a playwright in the worst kind of way. i had no training. i hadn't even gone to college. i really had to
long as there is one black child who understands and is taught about the life of king, we will make america right in spite of itself. >> i have a theory that what we write about chooses you more than you choose him -- just like -- i feel that it's choseen. his locale. his people. it's in his blood. >> charlie: it's in my blood too. that's exactly where i'm from. i know the character. >> i'm sure you do. i'sure you do. >> charlie: the drunks and the sober ones both....
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she left america in 1773. so he wanted to write a letter so he wrote and the man said i would be glad to take. so he wrote this letter saying all sorts of things that happened but it's much too complicated to get into. i just want to tell you one thing. the moment i spend with you were the happiest of my life and then in the same letter he put in a long letter from martha. i love that. >> host: also coming full circle. >> guest: yes, coming full circle. >> host: well, this has been fun. >> guest: delighted to chat with you, barbara. >> host: tom, thank you. we would like to open up for some questions. we are going to entertain some of you would like to step up to the microphone and present -- expected the white seven strong relationships, did they know each other? >> guest: very good question. did the wives have a strong relationship between them. yes, dolley madison and martha washington were a difference in ages but they were very friendly and in fact there is a story which again is and truly documented whic
she left america in 1773. so he wanted to write a letter so he wrote and the man said i would be glad to take. so he wrote this letter saying all sorts of things that happened but it's much too complicated to get into. i just want to tell you one thing. the moment i spend with you were the happiest of my life and then in the same letter he put in a long letter from martha. i love that. >> host: also coming full circle. >> guest: yes, coming full circle. >> host: well, this has...
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our guest is larry cohen, president of the communication cans workers of america. this program was taped in december 2009. >> host: and this week on "the communicators" larry cohen who is the president of the communication workers of america. also here to join in the questioning, lynn stanton, senior editor with telecommunications reports. mr. cohen, if you could very briefly, give us a snapshot of the communication workers of america. >> guest: cwia, as we call it, is 700,000 women and men most of whom work in the communications field, could be broadcasting, could be journalism, could be the largest group works on networks. and we also have several hundred thousand retired members who remain active in many ways. so we're in every state, we're 10,000 in canada including the canadian broadcasting company. active members. interested in their world. >> host: what sort of organizations or what companies do they work for, do your members work for? >> about a thousand different companies, largest are companies like at&t and general electric and verizon and comcast and "t
our guest is larry cohen, president of the communication cans workers of america. this program was taped in december 2009. >> host: and this week on "the communicators" larry cohen who is the president of the communication workers of america. also here to join in the questioning, lynn stanton, senior editor with telecommunications reports. mr. cohen, if you could very briefly, give us a snapshot of the communication workers of america. >> guest: cwia, as we call it, is...
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there are stories like this all across america. and after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. retirement funds have started to gain back some of their value. businesses are beginning to invest again, and slowly some are starting to hire again. çóbut i realize that for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from, who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in çóthat is why jobs must be our number one focus in 2010, and that is why i am calling for a new jobs bill tonight. now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be america's businesses. i agree, absolutely. but government can create the conditions necessary for businesses to expand and hire more workers. i]we should start where mostç w jobs do -- in small businesses, companies that beginw3q -- companies that begin when an entrepreneur takes a chance on a dream, or a worker decides its time she became her own boss. through s
there are stories like this all across america. and after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. retirement funds have started to gain back some of their value. businesses are beginning to invest again, and slowly some are starting to hire again. çóbut i realize that for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from, who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in...
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america. we hear you, mr. preside and we agree. so let's talk frankly and specifically about the policies that we must have to accelerate growth and put our citizens back to work. first, we can create jobs by doubling u.s. exports in five years, and five years again. this is an ambitious, yet achievable goal. but to get there, we need a bold and aggressive trade policy, something that we don't have today. the rest of the world is not waiting around for the united states to act. countries are busy making their own arrangements. with each other and leaving us in the dust, we all know about the political pressure against trade coming from some of our unions. but there is no excuse for america to take a back seat to global leadership and trade. washington is sitting on pending trade agreements with south korea, colombia and panama. if we fail to pass them, we will not only miss opportunities to create new jobs, we will lose a large number of existing jobs. south korea, for example, is ready to proceed with a free trade agreement they h
america. we hear you, mr. preside and we agree. so let's talk frankly and specifically about the policies that we must have to accelerate growth and put our citizens back to work. first, we can create jobs by doubling u.s. exports in five years, and five years again. this is an ambitious, yet achievable goal. but to get there, we need a bold and aggressive trade policy, something that we don't have today. the rest of the world is not waiting around for the united states to act. countries are...
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. >> this is c-span's "america and the courts." n/a 524 decision, the supreme court struck down limits on contributing to political campaigns from corporations. anthony kennedy delivered the opinion. in it, he broke the government may not suppress political speech. a sufficient interest justifies political speech by nonprofit or for-profit opinions. shortly after the court announced its decision, floyd abrams, the attorney who argued on behalf of mitch mcconnell and citizens united president david bossie sport with reporters. >> i represented mitch mcconnell in the case and was one of the lawyers who argued it in the supreme court. this is an extraordinarily triumphant day. the court has ruled that corporations, unions, and all the rest of us may participate freely and openly and spend money on the electoral and political matters. this decision is a long time coming, and as the opinion of justice kennedy makes clear, it involves the reversal of two prior opinions, one involving senator mcconnell, one two years before. the core of i
. >> this is c-span's "america and the courts." n/a 524 decision, the supreme court struck down limits on contributing to political campaigns from corporations. anthony kennedy delivered the opinion. in it, he broke the government may not suppress political speech. a sufficient interest justifies political speech by nonprofit or for-profit opinions. shortly after the court announced its decision, floyd abrams, the attorney who argued on behalf of mitch mcconnell and citizens...
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go beyond the velvet ropes of public tours of the white house, america's most famous home. and explore the history, art and architecture of the capitol. american icons, a three disk dvd set. it's $24.95 plus shipping and handling. one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. >> next, a conversation on corporate lobbying and government relations. we'll hear from a microsoft lobbyist at this hour and 20 minute event hosted by american university's public affairs and advocacy institute. >> oh, welcome back to the public affairs advocacy institute. i want to say members of this class are becoming famous on c-span. we're getting all kinds of emails about some of you but i won't tell you which ones. i'm getting some positive emails about the class and a lot of people are enjoying it. and i like that very much. it's sometimes hard for our speakers to do c-span 'cause they leave out all the good jokes. but with ed ingle, i don't think that's going to be a problem. he's always entertaining. >> i'm a big joke in and of itself. [laughter] >> he's always entertaining and wise.
go beyond the velvet ropes of public tours of the white house, america's most famous home. and explore the history, art and architecture of the capitol. american icons, a three disk dvd set. it's $24.95 plus shipping and handling. one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. >> next, a conversation on corporate lobbying and government relations. we'll hear from a microsoft lobbyist at this hour and 20 minute event hosted by american university's public affairs and advocacy...
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i mn, they may have been yemen airports but that was america at work. >> in nearly seven years the united states has been at warp in iraq, there's no al-qaeda influence in iraq or involvement in iraq. now we're at afghanistan where according to general jim jones and according to general david petraeus there are fewer than 100 al-qaeda agents in afghanistan. i mean, if it's a war against al-qaeda then it couldn't have been more misspent. our resources, our time, our sacrifices and our blood, than the war in iraq. >> for the record eight americans were killed at a c.i.a. base in afghanistan this week, suicide bombing. 24 people were killed in iraq in anbar province and the governor of the provinceas wounded this week, suicide bombing. u.n. is pulling its staff out of pakistan for security reasons. so now yemen which has an unemployment rate of 40% and is running out of oil and water, do we open up a third front in yemen? >> well, i'm like -- unlike a lot of americans, i've been in yemen, the capital of yemen. it's only nine years old as a republic. at the time i was there it was a divided c
i mn, they may have been yemen airports but that was america at work. >> in nearly seven years the united states has been at warp in iraq, there's no al-qaeda influence in iraq or involvement in iraq. now we're at afghanistan where according to general jim jones and according to general david petraeus there are fewer than 100 al-qaeda agents in afghanistan. i mean, if it's a war against al-qaeda then it couldn't have been more misspent. our resources, our time, our sacrifices and our...
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over, he changed america vastly for the better. giving people ordinary people, the ability to buy a car a lot of people to go on vacation, and a lot of people take weekends off. i mean, it's incalculable, the gift that was provided there. and virtually every gift that has allowed the middle-class lifestyle, for better and worse, to emerge with the limbless choices that middle-class people have for this country today has come because of the creative ability of businesses. there is no lesson of any kind of that nature. and i write in the book about, you can go through the typical classes that people have, or even the holidays that they celebrate, we celebrate holidays, little kids learn about holidays. they never learned the pilgrims were part of a corporation. they had invested that they were here to make a profit or so were the people of jamestown. do we have -- and we have time for a few more questions? yes, the lady here. >> my name is emily. i am from england. i would just like to say i think you're a very charming man, but i'm
over, he changed america vastly for the better. giving people ordinary people, the ability to buy a car a lot of people to go on vacation, and a lot of people take weekends off. i mean, it's incalculable, the gift that was provided there. and virtually every gift that has allowed the middle-class lifestyle, for better and worse, to emerge with the limbless choices that middle-class people have for this country today has come because of the creative ability of businesses. there is no lesson of...
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the brewing industry is proud of its contributions to america. in fine malt beverages leaders will implement, raw material purchases, and taxes. >> the beer promotional film you just saw was created in 1952 for the united states brewers foundation. the entire film is part of the archive that can be watched on line at archive.org. you can learn more about garrett peck's book and force at prohibitionhangover.com. >> there was a change in my life. given the title of my book, i met someone who would later become my husband and when i moved back so we could start our work together and go forward i began to experience firsthand all of the things uranian young people were dealing with when it came to marriage and moving on in life beyond simply being single and young. this started for me in the course of planning our wedding and there's a chapter in my book devoted to this. is the persian pride's hand book and it looks at the world of weddings. being the woman i was planning the wedding and was quite astonished by the world i encountered, the world of w
the brewing industry is proud of its contributions to america. in fine malt beverages leaders will implement, raw material purchases, and taxes. >> the beer promotional film you just saw was created in 1952 for the united states brewers foundation. the entire film is part of the archive that can be watched on line at archive.org. you can learn more about garrett peck's book and force at prohibitionhangover.com. >> there was a change in my life. given the title of my book, i met...
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>>> making news in america this morning. >> war on terror. the threat intensifies in yemen, and starting today, extensive new security measures at foreign airports. >>> deep freeze, an unusually cold start to january, blanketing football fields and chilling florida's grove. >>> and the world's tallest tower opens today, monday, january 4th, 2010. >>> and good morning, thanks for joining us for the first time in 2010. i'm jeremy hubbard. >> and i'm linsey davis in nor vinita nair. right now, president obama is on his way back to washington for a full agenda to begin his post-holiday week. >> topping it is terrorism, and we have several reports this morning, sonia gallego in london, but viviana hurtado with new security rules. >> designed to focus on those who pose the largest threat. >> reporter: at another sign at the nation's airports, travelers were delayed sunday evening for at least two hours at the airport after a man walked the wrong way in a security exit. >> the public just has no confidence anymore in the ability of government to pro
>>> making news in america this morning. >> war on terror. the threat intensifies in yemen, and starting today, extensive new security measures at foreign airports. >>> deep freeze, an unusually cold start to january, blanketing football fields and chilling florida's grove. >>> and the world's tallest tower opens today, monday, january 4th, 2010. >>> and good morning, thanks for joining us for the first time in 2010. i'm jeremy hubbard. >> and i'm...
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>> host: in america. . . this being coming up next, booktv presents after words, an hourlong program where we invite guest hosts to interview authors. this week long time talk radio program brian jennings discusses his latest book, "censorship" the threat to silence talk radio. mr. jennings explained what he believes will be the backdoor path to reinstating the fairness doctrine and silencing conservative talk radio. mr. jennings discusses his book with a nationally syndicated talk show host, monica crowley. >> host: i am monica crowley, the host of a nationally syndicated radio program "the monica crowley show." i'm also a panelist on the mcglaughlin group and a political and foreign affairs analyst for the fox news channel. i am delighted to welcome to the program today brian jennings. brian is one of the nation's top talk radio programmers. he served more than a decade as a national vice president of top programming for citadel broadcasting. he is an authority on talk radio. everybody in the industry knows
>> host: in america. . . this being coming up next, booktv presents after words, an hourlong program where we invite guest hosts to interview authors. this week long time talk radio program brian jennings discusses his latest book, "censorship" the threat to silence talk radio. mr. jennings explained what he believes will be the backdoor path to reinstating the fairness doctrine and silencing conservative talk radio. mr. jennings discusses his book with a nationally syndicated...
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there are stories like this all across america. after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. retirement funds have started to gain back some of their value. businesses are beginning to invest again and slowly, some are starting to hire again. but i realize for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from, who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in response. that is why jobs must be our number one focus in 2010 and that's why i'm calling for a new jobs bill tonight. now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be america's business. the government can create the conditions necessary for businesses to expand and hire more workers. we should start where most new jobs do, in small businesses. companies that begin when -- companies that begin when an entrepreneur -- when an entrepreneur takes a chance on a dream or a worker decides it's time she became her own boss. through sheer grit an
there are stories like this all across america. after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. retirement funds have started to gain back some of their value. businesses are beginning to invest again and slowly, some are starting to hire again. but i realize for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from, who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in response. that is...
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i have been involved, as perhaps you know, with some projects concerning educating america in little bit about what the framers of our constitution had in mind when they established an independent judicial branch at the federal level. and think people have lost sight of that overtime. plein-air state's first formed, they followed the pattern set -- when our state's first form, they follow the pattern of the federal government. there was confirmation by a state legislature. it was president andrew jackson who persuaded states to take a different approach. he was a populist. it was his thinking that the states should elect their judges in popular elections. georgia was the first state to say, yes, that is a good idea and they changed to a popular election of judges. many states follow suit. we can talk more about that later, but it has not been a wonderful development over time. >> i refer back to the book you wrote in 2002. >> yes. >> early on in the book, you talk about the work of art in the supreme court courtroom and hal it always held -- and how it always held important symbolism
i have been involved, as perhaps you know, with some projects concerning educating america in little bit about what the framers of our constitution had in mind when they established an independent judicial branch at the federal level. and think people have lost sight of that overtime. plein-air state's first formed, they followed the pattern set -- when our state's first form, they follow the pattern of the federal government. there was confirmation by a state legislature. it was president...
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been telling your constituents is, this guy is doing all kinds of crazy stuff that is going to destroy america. çóóand i would just say that we have to thifkip!out tone. ÑiñrñrÑiit is not just on your y the way. it is on our side as well. this is part of what has happened in our politics, where we demonize the aside so much that when it comes to getting things done, it becomes tough to do. mike. >> dr. tom price from georgia and then we will have one more after that if your time permits, mr. president. >> you know, i am having fun. [laughter] [applause] >> ok. >> i want to stick on the general topic of health care but ask a specific question. you have repeatedly said most recently at the state of the union that republicans have offered no ideas and no solutions. in spite of the fact -- >> i do not think i said that. what i said was, within the context of health care -- i remember that speech pretty well, it was only two days ago. i said i welcome ideas that you might provide. i did not say that you have not provided ideas. i said i welcome those ideas that you will provide. >> multiple
been telling your constituents is, this guy is doing all kinds of crazy stuff that is going to destroy america. çóóand i would just say that we have to thifkip!out tone. ÑiñrñrÑiit is not just on your y the way. it is on our side as well. this is part of what has happened in our politics, where we demonize the aside so much that when it comes to getting things done, it becomes tough to do. mike. >> dr. tom price from georgia and then we will have one more after that if your time...
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god bless you and god bless america. [applause] >> the special election to fill the massachusetts senate seat of the late dan gaddy -- ted kennedy is today. you will see the results tonight on c-span. we spoke with a reporter about the outlook for the race. >> jonathon martin it is in massachusetts covering the senate race. several polls were released today about the race, including one for the politico. >> it shows scott brown has a sizable lead that is outside the margin of error, which is to say it surpasses the three or four-point margin. it is shocking. few democrats weeks ago thought that he had a chance to win. they thought the race would be closer than expected, but barry to people --and even -- very few people --even democrats were expecting him to win like this. he could pull off one of the most shocking upsets in recent political history. >> how are the campaign's reacting? >> the democrats are scrambling to sound the alarm, to shake up the democrat out of their complacency, by emphasizing the less favorable e
god bless you and god bless america. [applause] >> the special election to fill the massachusetts senate seat of the late dan gaddy -- ted kennedy is today. you will see the results tonight on c-span. we spoke with a reporter about the outlook for the race. >> jonathon martin it is in massachusetts covering the senate race. several polls were released today about the race, including one for the politico. >> it shows scott brown has a sizable lead that is outside the margin of...
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that is reforming health care and health insurance here in america. [applause] believe me, i know how big of a lift this has been. i see the polls. i get 40,000 letters every day and i read a stack of them each night. i catch the occasional blog post or cable clip that breathlessly declares what somethingñlmeans for a political party without talking much about what it means for a country. i know that the virtues of this legislation for americans with insurance and americans without it have been entirely obscured by fear and distraction. but i also know what happens once we get this done, once we sign this bill into law. the american people will suddenly learn that this bill does things they like and doesn't do things people have been trying to say it does. the worst fears will prove groundless and the american people's hope for a fair shake on their insurance company for quality, affordable health care they need will finally be realized. this year alone, this reform will bend some of the worst practices of the insurance industry forever. they will no
that is reforming health care and health insurance here in america. [applause] believe me, i know how big of a lift this has been. i see the polls. i get 40,000 letters every day and i read a stack of them each night. i catch the occasional blog post or cable clip that breathlessly declares what somethingñlmeans for a political party without talking much about what it means for a country. i know that the virtues of this legislation for americans with insurance and americans without it have...
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however, he changed america for the better. giving people ordinary people the ability to buy a car following people to go on vacation and take weekends off. it is incalculable the gift provided there and virtually every gift that is allowed the middle class lifestyle for better and worse to emerge with be limitless choices middle class people have in this country today has come because of the creative ability of businesses. there is no lesson of any kind of that nature, and i write in the book about you can go through the typical class is that people have, or even the holidays to celebrate. we celebrate holidays, little kids learn about holidays. they never learn the pilgrims were part of a corporation. they had investors, they were sent here to make a profit, so were the people of jamestown, and they ought to learn that. do we have time for a few more questions? yes, the leedy here. >> my name is emily from england. i would like to say i think that you are a very charming man. but i am quite concerned the rhetoric your skillin
however, he changed america for the better. giving people ordinary people the ability to buy a car following people to go on vacation and take weekends off. it is incalculable the gift provided there and virtually every gift that is allowed the middle class lifestyle for better and worse to emerge with be limitless choices middle class people have in this country today has come because of the creative ability of businesses. there is no lesson of any kind of that nature, and i write in the book...
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our guest is larry cohen, president of the communication workers of america. lynn stanton is a senior editor with telecommunications reports. could you tell us what it is really? >> we have been publishing since 1934, everything that affects carriers. >> mr. cohen, you mentioned that you are concerned about the concentration of power and you have already raised red flags, from your perspective, on the comcast-nbc potential conflict. >> we are concerned about that language of putting contact -- content and that work together. -- content and network together. the ideal world would distinguish between content and the pipe. right now, there are huge differences in price points in terms of delivering content. right now, in terms of the cable companies, particularly comcast, who we have a lot of respect for, we would be very worried about what happens to content they do not own versus content they do on. our concern is what happens to the content with this merger, not so much just what happens to the jobs. if a higher and higher percentage of content is owned by a c
our guest is larry cohen, president of the communication workers of america. lynn stanton is a senior editor with telecommunications reports. could you tell us what it is really? >> we have been publishing since 1934, everything that affects carriers. >> mr. cohen, you mentioned that you are concerned about the concentration of power and you have already raised red flags, from your perspective, on the comcast-nbc potential conflict. >> we are concerned about that language of...
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as south america. it is really a whole thing kind of monster. what is very significant is to conceive of the continent is clearly only explorative to a certain point and it is left implied that there was probably more of it but already extends farther south than the tip of africa so this is a giant, a strange place. this kind of mouth and letters of vespucci began circulating in europe. vespucci very quickly became a celebrity explore and was much more famous than columbus. vespucci was saying here is something that is pretty new. at least one chart this and letters of vespucci made it in the early 1300's to a little town in the mountains of eastern france, not far from strasbourg on the border of germany, and in there were these scholars who with the time were working on maps of ptolemy and they decided for reasons that remain obscure that what vespucci exporting described was not part of asia but was, corresponded to this hypothetical fourth part of the world that people speculated about. they theref
as south america. it is really a whole thing kind of monster. what is very significant is to conceive of the continent is clearly only explorative to a certain point and it is left implied that there was probably more of it but already extends farther south than the tip of africa so this is a giant, a strange place. this kind of mouth and letters of vespucci began circulating in europe. vespucci very quickly became a celebrity explore and was much more famous than columbus. vespucci was saying...
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he also said the most successful political organization in america is the national rifle association. they don't do anything other than lobby members. they write and they call and they talk to members. and that's obviously barney frank, a congressman from my former home state of massachusetts. at the time congressman frank uttered this latter statement i believe he was the chair of the house judiciary committee, one of the high ranking members of the house judiciary committee where probably 90% of nra's gun-related legislation had to go through. so here's a guy who has definitely earned his f rating from nra, who votes against the rights of gun owners every time he has the opportunity but nonetheless says they do a good job. one more quick one. somebody who worked in the clinton white house. let me make one small vote for the nra. they're good citizens. they call their congressman they write and vote and they contribute and get what they want over time. this was from former clinton staffer and now abc host george stephanopoulos. again, people who work for and against the nra at times
he also said the most successful political organization in america is the national rifle association. they don't do anything other than lobby members. they write and they call and they talk to members. and that's obviously barney frank, a congressman from my former home state of massachusetts. at the time congressman frank uttered this latter statement i believe he was the chair of the house judiciary committee, one of the high ranking members of the house judiciary committee where probably 90%...